One of the country’s largest retailers is finally off the hook for the devastating collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh six years ago. In a decision on Thursday, the …
One Year Since the Jasic Incident. Arrests and Detention System with Chinese Characteristics
In July 2018, the labour action at Jasic Technology Co., Ltd in Shenzhen was succeeded by a series of crackdowns towards the strike workers and their fellow supporters as well …
A powerful chill on political communication’: the High Court rules on public servants’ free speech rights
“The Israel Folau case has dominated headlines for months now. Many Australians have been intrigued by the extent to which employers like Rugby Australia are able to control the social …
‘Extraordinary act of vandalism’: Burrow calls on Senate to block union-busting bill
The world’s top union leader says the Morrison government’s union-busting legislation has sent “shockwaves around the world”, calling on the Senate crossbench to block it to protect workers’ rights. Sharan …
India passes ‘historic’ minimum wage law amid activist worries
“India’s parliament on Friday passed a “historic” law to guarantee a minimum wage to hundreds of millions of workers, but labour activists said it did not go far enough to …
Appeals Court Upholds the First Court’s 12 Year Prison Sentence against Traffickers
Press Release Appeals Court Upholds the First Court’s 12 Year Prison Sentence against Traffickers and 1,256,240 THB Compensation for Trafficked Minor The Appeals Court, Human Trafficking Division, read the verdict …
Govt considering standalone act for domestic workers
Human Resources Minister M Kula Segaran says the government is considering establishing a standalone act to govern domestic workers in the country. Speaking in a question-and-answer session after his speech …
Exploitation of Filipino domestic workers ‘widespread’ in the US, new report shows
Anna is among thousands of domestic workers in the US, many of whom facing “widespread vulnerabilities and rampant exploitation”, according to a report jointly released by the National Domestic Workers …
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